CAPELL, Sir Gamaliel (1561-1613), of Rookwood Hall, Abbess Roding, Essex

Family and Education

b. 2 Jan. 1561,W. Minet, ‘Capells at Rayne’, Trans. Essex Arch. Soc. n.s. ix. ped. bet. pp. 272-3. 4th s. of Henry Capell I† (d.1588) of Little Hadham, Herts. and Rayne, Essex and Katherine, da. of Thomas Manners, 1st earl of Rutland. educ. Pembroke, Camb. 1577, BA 1580/1; fell. Queens’, Camb. 1582-5, MA 1584. m. 6 Sept. 1584, Jane (d. 22 Aug. 1618), da. and coh. of Wiston Browne of Rookwood Hall and wid. of Edward Wyatt of Tillingham, Essex, 6s. (?2 d.v.p.) 3da. Vis. Essex (Harl. Soc. xiii), 171; P. Morant, Essex, i. pt. 2, p. 138; Al. Cant.; Minet, 257; PROB 11/122, f. 371; C142/377/63. Kntd. 7 May 1603. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 104. d. 13 Nov. 1613. C142/342/130. sig. Gama[liel] Capell.

Offices Held

Cornet, militia light horse, Essex bef. 1595, CSP Dom. 1595–7, p. 110. dep. lt. 1603–d., Add. 11402, f. 89v; SP14/33, f. 4; Bodl. Firth C4, p. 31. j.p. 1597–d., Cal. Essex Indictments, Eliz. ed. J.S. Cockburn, 463; Cal. Essex Indictments, Jas. I ed. J.S. Cockburn, 121. commr. subsidy 1602, 1606–8, Eg. 2651, f. 14v; SP14/31/1; E115/56/7. oyer and terminer, Home circ. 1603–d.; C181/1, f. 55. sheriff, Essex 1606–7, List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 46. commr. charitable uses 1607–d., C93/3/3; 93/4/4, 9; 93/5/7, 16. Admlty. causes 1608, HCA 14/39/217. aid for Prince Henry 1609, SP14/43/107. repair of highways 1609, C193/6/188. collector (jt.), Privy Seal loan 1611 – 12, aid for Princess Elizabeth 1613–d. Essex RO, D/Y 2/7/127; E403/2731, f. 204; 403/2732, f. 164.

Parlimentarian

CAPELL, Sir Gamaliel (1561-1613), of Rookwood Hall, Abbess Roding, Essex

Main residence: Rookwood Hall, Abbess Roding, Essex.

Author

A.D.T.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

CAPELL, Sir Gamaliel (1561-1613)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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